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Pride Month Kicks Off As Companies Struggle to Navigate Conservative Backlash

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Target's Preparation for Pride Selection

I think that Target clearly and how is their Bush with the Bud Light partnership work prepared for that and didn't anticipate that there would be any backlash. Yes, Target has not only the infrastructure to plan that, but also the infrastructure to deal with people who are coming in and knocking down signs. I feel like they kind of wavered and kind of putting their foot down and saying, this is not something we allow in our stores. We got a comment from a listener named Deb who says, one thing I cannot stand is the utter hypocrisy and stunted humanity of these so-called conservatives. And what a pitiful dark cruel example they're setting. Any company or politician who panders to

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